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Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace - Avoiding Future Estoppel Challenges Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace - Avoiding Future Estoppel Challenges

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How to Get “Boxed-In” and Blow a Judgment You Received: Sleeping in the Bed You Made How to Get “Boxed-In” and Blow a Judgment You Received: Sleeping in the Bed You Made

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10X Genomics Inc. v. Bio-Rad Labs., Inc.: PTAB Reiterates Patent Owner’s Obligation to Notify Board of Reexamination and Reissue 10X Genomics Inc. v. Bio-Rad Labs., Inc.: PTAB Reiterates Patent Owner’s Obligation to Notify Board of Reexamination and Reissue

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Particularity in Petitions Produces Positive Post-Grant Review Proceedings Particularity in Petitions Produces Positive Post-Grant Review Proceedings

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Federal Circuit PTAB Appeal Statistics Through April 30, 2021 Federal Circuit PTAB Appeal Statistics Through April 30, 2021

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IPR and CBM Statistics for Final Written Decisions Issued in February and March 2021 IPR and CBM Statistics for Final Written Decisions Issued in February and March 2021

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The Current State of Precedential Opinions and Denials of Institution at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Part 1 The Current State of Precedential Opinions and Denials of Institution at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Part 1

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A Case Where Non-Enabled Art Failed to Establish Obviousness A Case Where Non-Enabled Art Failed to Establish Obviousness

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Supplemental Examination Update Supplemental Examination Update

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Even with Narrowing Claim Construction, PTAB Finds Dependent Claims Obvious on Remand Even with Narrowing Claim Construction, PTAB Finds Dependent Claims Obvious on Remand

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Be Careful Claiming Trees in the Middle of the Forest—and Be Sure You Win on a Dispositive Issue Be Careful Claiming Trees in the Middle of the Forest—and Be Sure You Win on a Dispositive Issue

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Not So Sweet: Indicia of Nonobviousness Could Not Save Claims Directed to Sweetened Beverage Brewing Devices Not So Sweet: Indicia of Nonobviousness Could Not Save Claims Directed to Sweetened Beverage Brewing Devices

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PTAB Finds Claims Unpatentable After Giving Preliminary Guidance on Motion to Amend PTAB Finds Claims Unpatentable After Giving Preliminary Guidance on Motion to Amend

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Unexpected Results Should Be Commensurate with the “Full Scope” of the Claims Unexpected Results Should Be Commensurate with the “Full Scope” of the Claims

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A Real Party-in-Interest Determination Is Final and Non-Appealable, Including Denial of Related Motion to Dismiss and Discovery A Real Party-in-Interest Determination Is Final and Non-Appealable, Including Denial of Related Motion to Dismiss and Discovery

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Federal Circuit Confirms the PTAB’s Authority to Deinstitute IPR Proceedings Federal Circuit Confirms the PTAB’s Authority to Deinstitute IPR Proceedings

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Federal Circuit: Mandamus Petitions Challenging Institution Denial Are Unlikely to Show Right to Relief Federal Circuit: Mandamus Petitions Challenging Institution Denial Are Unlikely to Show Right to Relief

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Is It Hindsight or Was It Already There? Is It Hindsight or Was It Already There?

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In Rare Sua Sponte Order, PTAB Finds Using a Trademark Could Render Claim Indefinite

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IPR and CBM Statistics for Final Written Decisions Issued in December 2020 and January 2021 IPR and CBM Statistics for Final Written Decisions Issued in December 2020 and January 2021

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Redemption of Loyalty Points Is a Patent-Ineligible Abstract Idea, Federal Circuit Holds Redemption of Loyalty Points Is a Patent-Ineligible Abstract Idea, Federal Circuit Holds

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Coming into Focus: Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Finds Independent Claims of Immersion Photography Device Unpatentable as Obvious Coming into Focus: Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Finds Independent Claims of Immersion Photography Device Unpatentable as Obvious

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No Unpatentability in a Successful Motion to Amend No Unpatentability in a Successful Motion to Amend

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Federal Circuit Partially Vacates PTAB Decision in Mixed Victory for Samsung Federal Circuit Partially Vacates PTAB Decision in Mixed Victory for Samsung

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Disavowal of Infringement Case Moots IPR Appeal Disavowal of Infringement Case Moots IPR Appeal